Like an idiot, I joined 165,000 other gadget-obsessed technologists, marketers, influencers, hucksters, and assorted others at CES 2017 last week. Or, more accurately, in Lyfts, Ubers, and cabs braving Vegas traffic from hell on my way to meeting people. But I did reserve eight hours for something everyone who loves technology should do at least once: wander the floor of the main convention halls at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show. But walking the floor made it abundantly clear to me that there were at least 10 mega-themes immersing consumer tech companies. 1: Pet stuffI don't know this from personal experience, but apparently we really, really love our pets.

Source: Forbes January 14, 2017 12:32 UTC